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MONTREAL, Jan. 25, 2017
MONTREAL, Jan. 25, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Following the
Annual General Meeting of shareholders of METRO INC. held on January 24, 2017, METRO INC. is
announcing the voting results obtained at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders for the election of its directors.
The 13 nominees proposed by management were elected as directors. According to proxies received and ballots cast, each of the
following 13 individuals were elected as directors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until such
person's successor is elected or appointed, with the following results:
|
NAME OF NOMINEE
|
VOTES FOR
|
%
|
VOTES WITHHELD
|
%
|
|
Maryse Bertrand
|
163,225,481
|
99.87
|
211,028
|
|
0.13
|
|
Stephanie Coyles
|
162,761,668
|
99.59
|
674,841
|
|
0.41
|
|
Marc DeSerres
|
160,768,535
|
98.37
|
2,667,974
|
|
1.63
|
|
Claude Dussault
|
162,462,476
|
99.40
|
974,033
|
|
0.60
|
|
Russell Goodman
|
163,052,462
|
99.77
|
384,047
|
|
0.23
|
|
Marc Guay
|
163,244,475
|
99.88
|
192,034
|
|
0.12
|
|
Christian W.E. Haub
|
162,173,931
|
99.23
|
1,262,578
|
|
0.77
|
|
Michel Labonté
|
161,535,464
|
98.84
|
1,901,045
|
|
1.16
|
|
Eric R. La Flèche
|
163,047,961
|
99.76
|
388,548
|
|
0.24
|
|
Christine Magee
|
152,881,972
|
93.54
|
10,554,537
|
|
6.46
|
|
Marie-José Nadeau
|
159,310,717
|
97.48
|
4,125,792
|
|
2.52
|
|
Réal Raymond
|
162,980,799
|
99.72
|
455,710
|
|
0.28
|
|
Line Rivard
|
163,226,599
|
99.87
|
209,910
|
|
0.13
|
The Corporation congratulates the directors for their election.
METRO INC.
With annual sales of over $12 billion and over 65,000 employees, METRO INC. is a leader
in the food and pharmaceutical distribution in Québec and Ontario, where it operates a network
of more than 600 food stores under several banners including Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Food Basics, as well as over 250
drugstores under the Brunet, Metro Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.
SOURCE METRO INC.
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